Greatest of virtues
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues but the parent of all others.
~ Cicero
virtues
Courage is the ladder
Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount. ~ Clare Boothe Luce
The best people possess a feeling for beauty
The best people possess a feeling for beauty, the courage to take risks, the discipline to tell the truth, the capacity for sacrifice. Ironically, their virtues make them vulnerable; they are often wounded, sometimes destroyed. ~ Ernest Hemingway